2010 ACLU-NC Annual Membership Meeting

Time and Location:
Thursday, May 20, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Green Street United Methodist Church
639 South Green Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Honoring Constance L. Blackmon and Janet Joyner, the courageous plaintiffs in our legal challenge against the Forsyth County Commissioners' practice of opening government meetings with sectarian prayers.

Featuring a panel discussion about religious freedom and the importance of government neutrality in religious matters, its roots in our nation's history, and how this issue plays out today, both in North Carolina and across the nation.

ACLU members whose dues are current as of 12/31/09 may cast their votes for ACLU-NC and ACLU-NCLF Boards of Directors; election results will be announced at the end of the meeting.

Light snacks provided, no charge to attend. Bring a friend! To RSVP, contact Ian Mance at aclunc@nc.rr.com or 919-834-3466.


Final note on the 2010 Frank Porter Graham Awards:

Thank you to all of our members, supporters and guests who made the 41st Annual Frank Porter Graham Awards Ceremony a huge success on February 13, 2010, and congratulations to our inspirational honorees: Jimmy Creech, Juvencio Rocha Peralta, Jeremy Collins and Charmaine Fuller Cooper! Due to popular demand, we are posting a copy of Gene Nichol's keynote speech
online. Click here to read Nichol's remarks on "The Challenge of American Constitutionalism."